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Zahid Oruc

PEP · Politician

Zahid Oruc is a politically exposed person. They are a person of interest by virtue of their position and the influence they may hold. They have not been found on international sanctions lists.

Type	Person				[sources]
Name	Zahid Oruc · Zahid Oruç · Орудж, Захид Магеррам оглы · Զահիդ Օրուջ				[sources]
Alias	Орудж, Захид Магеррам оглы				[sources]
Birth date	1972-02-01				[sources]
Place of birth	Alnabat				[sources]
Gender	male				[sources]
Nationality	not available				[sources]
Country	Azerbaijan				[sources]
Citizenship	Azerbaijan				[sources]
Classification	National government (unknown status)				[sources]
First name	Zahid				[sources]
Political association	Motherland Party · independent politician				[sources]
Wikidata ID	Q16376573				[sources]
Wikipedia Article	en.wikipedia.org				[sources]
Position	Centre for Social Research · National Assembly (member, 2010-2015) · National Assembly (member, 2015-) · member of the National Assembly of Azerbaijan				[sources]
Education	Azerbaijan Technical University				[sources]
Last change	2026-04-11	Last processed	2026-05-19	First seen	2019-05-21

Descriptions

Azerbaijani politician

— Wikidata non-official source, 2023-07-18

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Data sources

Wikidata Persons in Relevant Categories358,337

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Global · Wikidata · non-official source

Wikidata Politically Exposed Persons291,259

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Global · Wikidata · non-official source

MySociety's EveryPolitician Legislators40,464

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Global · MySociety · non-official source

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External dataset · OpenSanctions · non-official source

Wikidata344,656

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External dataset · Global · Wikidata · non-official source

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